Acute and High Dependency Care Specialist Role Development
CPPD

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Course overview

This module aims to address the core competence base of specialist practitioners and allied healthcare professionals having to care for acute and high dependency patients with, or who are likely to develop, single organ failure or have recognised critical care needs beyond the expectation of ''normal'' ward care.

The overall aim is to develop the specialist practice skills of practitioners enabling them to clinically assess the critically ill patient, in order to detect subtle changes and respond rapidly to patient care needs, within acute and high dependency care. This will be undertaken through a systems approach to evaluate care needs. The practitioner will have a clear understanding of advanced contemporary treatment protocols within acute and high dependency care.

The focus of the module will be on the role development of acute and high dependency practitioners from a clinical perspective. Therefore, multi-system assessment skills will form a key component. In relation to this, advanced treatment strategies such as non-invasive ventilation and vasoactive support will be explored as will liver failure, haematological disorders and pain management.

This is a Nursing Studies top-up degree programme module. If you wish to complete a top-up degree, please apply directly on the Nursing Studies programme webpage. If you would still like to complete this module as a CPPD student but would like to complete a top-up degree at a later date, please note that you will only be able to transfer a maximum of 30 credits which have been awarded within 5 years prior to the start date of the programme (top-up degree). For any further information regarding top-up degrees please contact pghealth@city.ac.uk

Module leaders

Rachel is a lecturer specialising in critical care nursing who first joined City University in 2000 as a cardiac lecturer practitioner linking with Barts and The London hospitals. She became a full time lecturer in critical care nursing in 2004.

Rachel initially qualified as a registered general nurse and started ...

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